Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.

GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF rHGrW seArEs TOLD
IN PAR }G .tNpHS.
EmlnueI County More Prosperous Than
Ever Under the Prohibition Law-The
killing at AmerIcua of Rat Erskine
by Annie Moore Under Investig&tiOn
by the Grand Jury
GEORGIA.
Calhoun is to have bank this sum
mer.
Glenn, On trial for murder at Griffin,
was acquitted Friday.
Some plum and peach trees In anu
near Perry are In bloom.
The Atlanta cotton seed oil mills have
been sold to the American Cotton Oil
Trust
Seth Rogers, one OF the oldest citizens
OF Sumter county, died Thursday OF
dropsy.
Dalton public schools will matrlculate
about 800 pupils. The schools open on
March /.
1t Is rumored that a new telephone
company will begin business in Column
ous at no distant day.
A gentleman has been in business in
senoia about fourteen years, and has lost
49, Oh oAA CNhtJhSEs.
L. Sam Tant, VINO died Monday night
In Gainesville OF dropsy of the Guest, had
SIC, 900 insurance on his life.
Plans are being drawn up at Dalton
Tor $1,000 residence for Judge Van
Ness. II will be erected during the
coming summer.
a handsome design FOR the Dalton
iW1ST works bonds is now being en-
~. The bonds viii be foated at )
a Y
On March IA Jackson county will mold
another election on the prohibition ques-
lion, and this time Will try to abolish
even tie gallon liquor license.
- Rome Foundry and Machine
Works have no; decided yet where they
will locate their new foundry. They have
three places under consideration.
a negro was found dead on Mrs Peters
plantation, in Terrell county. one day last
week. He weut out hunting aud il is
supposed accidentally shot himself.
NJ. b. McGinty. OF Athens. is on the
point OF selling twO-thirds OF MS planning
mill aud wood working establishment 10
Or. }. A. HuDnlcut aud Dr.. L. :. Lyndon.
Capt. T. NJ. Jones has been appointed
Postmaster al Dawson. he attended %
the Office durins the time Dr.. Jones was
Postmaster. aud Is we'll acquainted with
the business.
Mrs. Tolbert. who lived in the Flat
woods. near Rome, suddenly dropped
deadsW ednes1sy morning. >1e leaves
children and husband, VINO are now ia
Birming ham.
Gainesville has ten stores, six lawyers,
four physicians. i've preachers, a grIst
mill, cotton gin, tannery, wood shop.
blacksmith shop, livery stable, church
and printing ofhce.
The china trees al Dalton show no
signs OF swelling buds. Old citizens say
that the china never gets caught By hate
frost. ana that when it blossoms you may
count on no more cold.
The AdJutsni General has directed the
shipment Of the two brass pieces making
up the battery OF the old Sandersville
artillery to Atlanta for the use of the At
lanta Artillery Company.
A merchant OF GAINESVILLE bought $500
worth OF chickens last year. The poultry
trade amounts to several Thousand dol
lars in Franklin county, and might
easily be increased tenfold.
The town authorities OF Perry recently
proposed to buy certain acre of land on
the outskirts of the town. The owner of
the land refused 10 take less than three
hundred dollars for it. The trade is off.
In the case of Annie Moore, charged
with the killing of Pat Ersklne, at
Americas, no true bill had been found up
TO Thursday night, though the grand Jury
ter.
A stock company is being organized TO
work we manganese mine, four miles
above Dalton, owned by w. W. Van Ness
The ore is pronounced to be OF the finest
quality, and will assay about 20 per cent.
o~nganese.
CAPT. John Venable, OF Gainesville, has
in his possession a trunk that has been
in the Venable family for 200 years. It
was brought from England full of gold
This ancient trunk has been handed
down to all of the John Venables.
Iron ore has been found on the PIttard
land near Winterville, with nearly 80 per
cent of iron. Strong sulphur wafer runs
beneath. Iron aud fine sulphur water
are also found at Coles spring, which
DIR. w. Leroy Broun pronounced the
finest he had seen in that section.
There is young fellow in Athens who
is being educated by an interested kins-
man. He goes to Prof. Hudson at Win
terville, and being a high-toned young
fellow, deslrOus of saving his benefactor
all the trouble possible, will not ride to
WinteISille, but walks from Athens every
day.
John G. Printup d Co., of Rome, have
sold the grocery branch of their business
on SO Broad street to George e. Whatley.
This was found necessary on account OF
Capt. Printup being elected President OF
which needs his entire attention and
time.
There are 113 cases ready for trial at the
approaching term of Dodge Superior
Court, which convenes Monday week
There have been 50 cases returned for this
tern of the court, which 10 the largest in
thexsstory of the county, making q total
OF III cases on the docket-11l OF which
are criminal.
There are 12S pupils attending the
schools In Perry: o5 at the college, 81 at
Miss Katie Klllen's school, 80 at Miss
Maggie GordOn's school and at Miss
Nettie Hooks school. In addition to the
above there is negro school on the west
ern border OF the town, which Is attended
by about 30 pupils.
The Cohm stock OF dry goods was sold
at receivers sale at Amerious Thursday.
1t was iuvolced at nearly $1,000, but sold
for 5000. 1t was bought by j. b. Shaw,
but the impression is that he is not the
real purchaser. Some say Messrs.
Wheatly a. Dudley bought the stock, as
thav mad "a